Elections to Southwark Borough Council were held in May 1982. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 30.5%. Election result |} Ward results Abbey Alleyn Pamela Cooper was a sitting councillor for Ruskin ward Barset Bellenden Bricklayers Browning Brunswick Burgess Cathedral Bert Ray was a sitting councillor for Chaucer ward, and was previously elected as a Labour councillor Chaucer College Consort Dockyard Faraday Friary Liddle Lyndhurst Paula Moore was a sitting councillor for Rye ward William Payne was previously elected as a Labour councillor Newington Catherine Clunn was previously elected as a Labour councillor Riverside Coral Newell was previously elected as a Labour councillor Charles Sawyer was a sitting councillor for Rotherhithe ward, and was previously elected as a Labour councillor Margaret White was previously elected as a Labour councillor Rotherhithe Ruskin Catherine Clough was a sitting councillor for Alleyn ward Rye St Giles Anthony Ritchie was a sitting councillor for Barset ward Michael Geater was a sitting councillor for Liddle ward The Lane Waverley By-Elections The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James Patrick The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert Smyth The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ronald Slater The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Meakin The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paula Moore The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Harold Young The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Barbara Burgess The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Fowler References Council elections in the London Borough of Southwark 1982 London Borough council elections May 1982 events in the United Kingdom 20th century in the London Borough of Southwark